Tag: sysadmin
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Create root user on Gitlab, when you can’t define root’s password
When Gitlab it’s installed, the first access to the site allows you to define the password for the root (administrative) account. But due to a bug/error when I installed it on Debian testing (Stretch) i always git the standard registration box, not for root. Googling, i found i was not the only one bitten by…
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Hints on package removal for Debian-based systems
The following hints are on how to identify packages that can be removed from a Debian-based system. My motivations on trimming the system are optimal use of resources, the less packages the better from my point of view, but never less than needed. As well as reduce potential attack vectors. – Delete downloaded packages cache:…